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Reaction of thioacetals with triethylsilane in the presence of Lewis acids and reduced nickel

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5887271

1,1-Di(alkylthio)alkanes, 1,3-oxathiolanes, 1,3-dithiolanes, and ortho thioesters are cleaved by triethylsilane in the presence of catalytic amounts of zinc iodide or reduced nickel. In the presence of zinc iodide the acyclic dithioacetals and ortho thioester are converted into alkyl sulfides and triethyl(alkylthio)silanes by cleavage of the carbon-sulfur bond. The analogs of the cyclic acetals are cleaved by triethylsilane only in the presence of reduced nickel, while regio-specific cleavage of the heterocycle at the carbon-oxygen bond is observed in 1,3-oxathiolanes. The cleavage of the 1,3-dithiolanes takes place by a more complicated mechanism with the formation of the disilyl ether of ethanedithiol, hexaethyldisilylthiane, and triethyl(alkylthio)silanes. The cyclic ortho thioester reacts with triethylsilane both at zinc iodide and at reduced nickel with the formation of the products from preferential cleavage of the exocyclic bond.

Research Organization:
Ufa Petroleum Institute (USSR)
OSTI ID:
5887271
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 23:9; ISSN JOCYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English